the role of ngos and organizations representing persons with disabilities, tailored policy planning...
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The role of NGOs and organizations representing persons with
disabilities, tailored policy planning and awareness rising
Giampiero GriffoEuropean Disability Forum
Definition of disaster• UN-ISDR definition of ‘disaster’ “• A disaster is a function of the risk process. It results from the
combination of hazards, condition of vulnerability and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk”
• the EU civil protection financial instrument where emergency means
• “any situation which has or may have an adverse impact on people, the environment or
• property”;
(e) Recognizing that disability is an evolving concepte and that disability results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinders their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others
Persons with disabilitiesare expert in resilience issue
All days we are resilient
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New York UN 13.12.2006GA approve Convention on the right
of PwD: higher recognition of the rights of pwd
158 States has signed the Convention 92 States has signed the Optional Protocol
151 has ratified the Convention (77%) 85 has ratified the Optional Protocol (44%)
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
• Article 11 - Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies• States Parties shall take, in accordance with their obligations
under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters.
Global report on Disability (WHO 2012)
1 billions of Persons withDisabilities onthe hearth (15%of world population)
IDMC (Internal desplacement monitoring center) 2013
million• Displaced persons for natural disaster 22
• Displaced persons for war 33,2
• Total 55,3 Who need humanitarian aid
• 15% is about 8,3 milioni of persons with disabilities
• http://www.internal-displacement.org/
Safe inclusive rules
• Society recognize to PwD the rights to come in all building and public and private spaces, but not recognize the rights to exit in safe condition
• Including PwD in the rules of safety and emergency, and in the training of the competent personel
DISABILITY IS NOT INCLUDE IN THE TARGET OF EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN AIDS
Poor research on disability related to natural or man made disasters
Humanitarian approach
Human rights approach
Humanitarian approach:
• Speed intervention has produced competence of military bodies or charitable organisation (Army, Red cross, etc.)
• Military culture – limitation of losses• Charitable vision – beneficiary are not able• Triage approach
Humanitarian approach:
• Two time approach- First aids (food, health and housing)- Second action for other needs
Accessible camps
Dietary needs satisfy
From the Absence of attention of particular
hygienic or healthy needs
To accessible toilet
Human rights approach
• Respect of dignity of person (equal treatment and non discrimination)
• Attention on rights and opportunities for all (Respect CRPD Principles)
• Focus on empowerment of person and community (self-determination ad inclusion)
Involve PwD in all community activities
Community based Rehabilitation - CBR
• CBR is a strategy of local community development, based on respect of Human rights of all members, organizing habilitation and rehabilitation services to garantee equal opportunity and social inclusion of PwD
• CBR is building by an inclusive development strategy, with direct participation of PwD, their families and all member of communities, removing barriers and obstacles and deleting discrimination in all society and creating adequate services and programmes particular in the area of health, education, employment and social services.
GOAL: HUMAN RIGHTS - SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - POVERTYERTY REDUCTION
COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR)
HEALTH
PROMOTION
PREVENTION
PRIMARY & SECONDARY
CARE
TERTIARY CARE/REHABILITATION
EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT
NON-FORMAL
FORMAL INCLUDING PRIMARY
SECONDARY AND HIGHER
LIVELIHOOD
SKILLSDEVELOPMENT
INCOME GENERATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPOWERMENT
SELF-HELP GROUPS
DISABLED PEOPLE'S
ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIALMOBILISATION
POLITICAL LOBBYING
SOCIAL
LEGALPROTECTION
CULTURERELIGION &
ARTS
SPORTS RECREATION &
LEISURE
RELATIONSHIPMARRIAGE &
FAMILY
ASSISTIVEDEVICES
LIFE-LONG LEARNING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
PRINCIPLES: PARTICIPATION ~ INCLUSION ~ SUSTAINIBILITY ~ SELF ADVOCACY
INVOLVEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITIES (DPO) IN ATTENDANCE OF PWD
Project Disability and emergency financed by Italian cooperation and managed by AIFO in post-tsunami in Indonesia
Working with the companies that produce tools for pwd
Some appropriate practices
• Istitutional• Technical• Methodological• Knowledge• Political
HUMANITARIAN AID AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS INCLUDING PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES
Italian Development Cooperation Disability Action Plan
Italian fire department (Interiors Ministry) elaborate Guidelines on rescue of pwd in emergency situation (2002) and specific
technical suggestion for the first aids (2003)
Same rules or good exist in various EU countries (Croatia, Czech republic, France,
Greece, Latvia, Netherland, North Ireland, …)
Emprouve staff competences in specific disability issues
Sergent Vincent DorivalRsponsible Mission handicap
Brigade sapeurs-pompiers Paris
Disability inclusiveDisaster risk ManageMent Voices from the field & good practices CBM and DDR
Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Addressing the Need of One Tenth Population of BangladeshIslamic Relief Bangladesh | Climate & Disaster Resilience
Participatory learning approaches forresilience: Bringing conflict sensitivity,disaster risk reduction, and climatechange adaptation togetherWorld Vision
Disability and disasters: The importance of an inclusive approach to vulnerability and social capitalSightsavers
Disability Inclusive CommunityBased Disaster Risk ManagementA toolkit for practice in South AsiaHandicap International
Emergency guidePreparednes for people with disabilities/special needsCanada Public safety
Disaster Preparedness and the Deaf Community For the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Latened DeafAmerican red cross and NTID
Guidance Note on Disability and Emergency Risk Management for HealthCBM WHO UNICEF UNISDR IFRCRCS IOM
Take in account the disomogeneous condition of persons (the human
diversity):
Person with autism (Fondazione Bambini e Autismo ONLUS
www.bambinieautismo.org )
“VERONA CHARTER”on the rescue of persons with disabilities in case of disasters
Declaration of the participants in theConsensus Conference held in Verona
on 8-9 November 2007(project financed by EU)
Research on disability related to natural or manmade disaster
• Research in post hearthquake in Haiti (financed by FIRAH)
• Research after Typhoon in Philippine (WHO)
• Report on persons with disabilities in the Kurdistan camps in Iraq
Studies and research
• Collect data and information• DISABILITY can and should enter as an indicator in emergency
monitoring and relief plannig.
European strategy on disability (2010-2020)
• Point 8 – External action• (…) raise awareness of the UN Convention and the needs of people
with disabilities, including accessibility, in the area of emergency and humanitarian aid;
Key action for point 8• Ensure that the specific needs of persons with disabilities,
including those who are disabled as a consequence of natural and man-made disasters, are properly assessed and addressed in the area of emergency and humanitarian aid outside the EU
EU initiative
• The EU is the world’s biggest donor of humanitarian aid. Together, Member States and
EU institutions contribute more than half of official global humanitarian aid.
• Important including in preparedeness the risk of disaster Initiative on civil protection in EU and in humanitarian aids too in the EU position for UN
Sendai city Conference (march 2015)
Inclusion is effective onlywith direct participation of
excluded and discriminated Persons
UN Convention on the rights of PwDArticle 4, par. 3 – General Obligations
• 3. In the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the present Convention, and in other decision-making processes concerning issues relating to persons with disabilities, States Parties shall closely consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organizations.
Nothing about uswithout us
We are really experts
on our own life
Hamburg declaration
“enable people and communities to take control of their destiny and society”